Sch 14Materials and their threshold quantities

Schedule 14—Materials and their threshold quantities

Regulation 5

1 Relevant materials

The materials that characterise a workplace as a facility for the purposes of these Regulations are—

(a) the materials specifically referred to in Table 1; and

(a) the materials that belong to the types and categories described in Table 2.

2 Threshold quantity of one material

2.1 In relation to each material referred to in clause 1, the threshold quantity column of each Table provides a quantity (in tonnes) that is described as the threshold quantity of that material.

2.2 If a material is referred to in Table 1, the threshold quantity of the material is that described in Table 1, whether or not the material can also be characterised as being a material described in Table 2.

2.3 If a material is not referred to in Table 1 but the material can be characterised as a material described in Table 2, the threshold quantity of that material is that set out in Table 2 in the same row as the relevant material.

2.4 If a material is not referred to in Table 1 but the material can be characterised as more than one material described in Table 2, the threshold quantity of that material is that of the relevant material which has the lower or lowest threshold quantity.

3 Threshold quantity of more than one material

Sch. 14 cl. 3.1 amended by S.R. No. 176/2018 reg. 8(2).

3.1 If there is more than one material, a threshold quantity of materials exists where, if a number of materials are present, the result of the following aggregation formula exceeds 1—

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Where—

x, y, .… and n are the materials present or likely to be present;

qx, qy, .... and qn is the quantity of materials x, y, .… and n present or likely to be present, other than—

(i) material that is present or likely to be present in an isolated quantity less than 2% of its individual threshold quantity;

(ii) materials that are solely the subject of intermediate temporary storage, while in transit by road or rail;

Qx, Qy, .... and Qn is the individual threshold quantity for each material x, y, …. and n;